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The Piano Lesson
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Title: The Piano Lesson

Release Date: 5 Feb 1995

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama

Director: Craig Anderson Productions, Signboard Hill Productions, Hearst Entertainment Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Production Companies: Craig Anderson Productions, Signboard Hill Productions, Hearst Entertainment Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Overview: 1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.

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Average Vote: 7.25 (6 votes)

Cast

  • Boy Willie: Charles S. Dutton
  • Berniece Charles: Alfre Woodard
  • Doaker: Carl Gordon
  • Avery: Tommy Hollis
  • Wining Boy: Lou Myers
  • Lymon: Courtney B. Vance
  • Maretha: Zelda Harris
  • Grace: Rosalyn Coleman
  • Ace: Tommy Lafitte
  • Miss Ophelia: Lynne Innerst
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